BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[Stump]

That's a better forecast than I had heard earlier this evening. It was showers by about 1 PM. so 4PM gets you quite a way along. Good luck to all, especially perhaps the ground crew  

[dgilblair]

Wow - Big answer by USM...Those bats are no joke.  Just watched D'Alfonso drive a pitch over the 3rd basemens head for a 2B.  That's why he is so impressive to me.  You would assume such a big guy that hits for power would be all pull, but he really can drive the ball the other way.  Along with Trinity's Sean Killeen, they are the top two hitters in NE.  

Thats because it's 406 if he pulls it and it's 366 if he go's the other way.

And Fontaine was excellent again today.  Holding a hitting machine like Keene to 3 runs over seven is excellent.

[mans007]

I understand administrators and presidents don't care about div. III athletics, but... this situation happens every year when the tourney is a usm. YOU MUST REQUIRE HOST TEAMS TO HAVE LIGHTS!!! For anyone who dosnt know the strategic game of baseball, this "small" delay in this game could alter this whole tourney. Fontaine would have pitched a complete game. Now, like the rinky dink tourney this is, these two teams who have worked there tails off all year have to wake up at 6am after probably getting up early on thursday to get to gorham have to get ready to play top notch baseball? The LEC is a high level of baseball. Its unfortunate the league and its administrators don't realize it. (or if they do, they take it for granted.)

[hockeyfan77]

I understand administrators and presidents don't care about div. III athletics, but... this situation happens every year when the tourney is a usm. YOU MUST REQUIRE HOST TEAMS TO HAVE LIGHTS!!! For anyone who dosnt know the strategic game of baseball, this "small" delay in this game could alter this whole tourney. Fontaine would have pitched a complete game. Now, like the rinky dink tourney this is, these two teams who have worked there tails off all year have to wake up at 6am after probably getting up early on thursday to get to gorham have to get ready to play top notch baseball? The LEC is a high level of baseball. Its unfortunate the league and its administrators don't realize it. (or if they do, they take it for granted.)

So, the only team that is allowed to host the toruney is ECSU??? They are the  only team in the LEC to have lights( I believe)...


If you don't like it: win the regular season title then you won't have to worry about it...


That's just a built in excuse to use if things don't go your way...

[mans007]

no, not true on two of your points. I am not for any team.  Like many conferences with the rule of "must have lights", they get a field that has lights.  In tourney format with time constraints (tourney must be done by sunday) you have to have a field with lights or you are put into tough spots.  USM could get the sanford mainers field in sanford, me.  all teams in the conference could find a location.  This has happened for years now at the southern maine venue. I am not picking on USM, it just so happens that USM or ECSU wins the conference each year.  You on the other hand would be singing a different tune in Thibedeau (sp) was pitching a gem against econn, and it was called because of darkness. You came back the next day, put out one of your relievers and he cost your team the game. Fellas, lets not be blinded. This isn't the high school playoffs, its NCAA Baseball. Treat it like it is.

[hockeyfan77]

no, not true on two of your points. I am not for any team.  Like many conferences with the rule of "must have lights", they get a field that has lights.  In tourney format with time constraints (tourney must be done by sunday) you have to have a field with lights or you are put into tough spots.  USM could get the sanford mainers field in sanford, me.  all teams in the conference could find a location.  This has happened for years now at the southern maine venue. I am not picking on USM, it just so happens that USM or ECSU wins the conference each year.  You on the other hand would be singing a different tune in Thibedeau (sp) was pitching a gem against econn, and it was called because of darkness. You came back the next day, put out one of your relievers and he cost your team the game. Fellas, lets not be blinded. This isn't the high school playoffs, its NCAA Baseball. Treat it like it is.

oh, OK I see, have a pre determined site for each school  that has lights: that makes sense..

.But I will disagree on the 2nd point, I would not complain about that, ( maybe if I was pitching the gem) but if your bullpen can't hold a 3 run lead for 6 outs then IMO you don't deserve to win ( not saying ECSU bullpen can't hold the lead)...Stop by and say hi, I will be running the scoreboard today!!!

[KSCfan]

Mans using your logic, if Keene where to host it like they did last year when they won the conference by the way... they would have to play at the Keene Swamp Bats field Alumni.  YOU DO NOT WANT the LEC tournament there.  The place is a band box, and you can say well the swamp bats play there, but that is top notch D1 pitching with wood bats, not metal with d3 pitchers.  So for someone like Keene where would they host it.  You could have a neutral host like Lowell Mass or Nashua NH or something along that lines for everyone to come to no matter what, that would make more sense than every field must have lights.

KSCer it was Keene and Eastern, they played like 13 inninngs that game and then played the 14th the next day and keene scored 2 in the first inning of the extra day to win

[ecfaninri]

mans007
You're right each team in the conference should have a site "available" in case of inclement weather or darkness. It is easier said then done. As someone who is involved with baseball facilities it is always difficult prep for situations lke this. Although they probably could have started game 1 at 1 pm but there was no guarantee they were even going to get game 2 started with the weather coming in. I think they made the right call stopping it after 7. Props to the field crew. Let's just hope Eastern can get the six outs and get back on track for the Friday schedule. I just hope that the Owls offense doesn't wake up until 10 AM

[KSCfan]

Who will Eastern throw for thier last six outs? Woj, Tingley??  This day carry over makes for some interesting storylines

[wordsmith]

....Stop by and say hi, I will be running the scoreboard today!!!

hockeyfan77,

Say there pal, if ya'll be running the scoreboard, how 'bout punchin' up a couple 3 or 4 extra runs fer the Swampies??

Thanks, I'll be watchin'

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[KSCfan]

Does anyone know where Keene is in thier lineup for the last six outs?  I was watching the game yesterday and i cant for the life of me figure out who is leading off for the owls in the 8th,  who will pitch for keene is another question in my mind as well. Whoever loses this game might be looking at a triple header so to speak today, or rather at least 20 innings of LEC baseball.  Big time advantage to winner of USM KCS/Eastern game going into that Sat

[KSCfan]

So the announcer just killed me when he said there is a pop up by schultz towards the shortstop and its out of here home run.  I was like what? It sounds like the red sox announcer on the radio when people have a swing and a drive way back way back caught by the shortstop.  Dont get me wrong he is doing a great job and i enjoy LEC TV a lot, but i wasnt looking at the screen and i was like oh pop up to short nice, wait what?

[KSCfan]

7-3 final eastern over keene, UMB next for the owls, then it doesnt get any easier for the owls.  Im assuming that Adraino will throw against keene in the upcoming game, and that keene will counter with Pelky and or Riley.  Whelp really simple now win or go home.   

On another note Curry, Wheaton, and WPI are cherring from somewhere in mass

[wordsmith]

Why is the higher seeded KSC squad the away team? Probably a flip of the coin which once again minimizes the results of the regular season. IMO

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[KSCfan]

Considering both teams scored 2 in the first i doubt this is going to be a pitchers duel